100th Test: Unlucky for Indians

Nine Indians reached the 100th Test milestone, but barring VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble, none of the Indian batsmen were lucky enough to ensure a victory...

__START__Sunil Gavaskar

The first Indian play 100th Test scored only 48 and 37 in both the innings against Pakistan at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium in 1984. The match saw India following on and resulting in a tame draw.

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__START__Dilip Vengsarkar

Dilip Vengsarkar played 100th Test as a skipper of India on his home ground at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, against New Zealand in 1988. He managed to score just 25 and 0 in both the innings and India suffered an embarrassing 136-run defeat.

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__START__Kapil Dev

The Haryana Hurricane played his 100th Test against the West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica in 1989. As a batsman he scored 23 and 13 respectively in both the innings and as a bowler ended the match with figures of 7/106, but India lost the match by 7 wickets.

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__START__Sachin Tendulkar

The master blaster scored 54 in his 100th Test against England at the Oval in 2002. The high-scoring match ended in a tame draw.

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__START__Rahul Dravid

The Wall of Indian cricket played his 100th Test as a skipper and scored 52 and 9 respectively in both the innings against England at the Wankhede in 2006. Team India played pathetic cricket and lost the Test by 212 runs.

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__START__Sourav Ganguly

The Dada of Indian cricket played his 100th Test against Australia in Melbourne in 2007. He scored 43 and 40 respectively in both the innings, but India lost the Test by 337 runs.

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__START__Virender Sehwag

Viru is the latest one to play 100th Test against England at the Wankhede in 2012. He scored 30 and 9 respectively in both the innings of the match and India lost the Test by 10 wickets.